Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Learn To Recognize Symptoms Of Common Illnesses


What a great Wednesday!  How about a health post?

Sometimes our bodies will indicate a serious illness if we know how to read the signs that we are given.Many symptoms of serious illnesses are very common. If you see these symptoms bunched together, this might indicate that your illnesses is something more than just a temporary irritation. The following are seven rather common ailments, and some symptoms that could indicate them....

Concussion: (generally caused by a blow to the head)

Confusion.

Headache.

Blurred vision or pupils with unequal size.

Head injury with dizziness.Vomiting.

Migraine:

Headache and nausea or vomiting.

Throbbing pain on one side.

Headache and sensitivity to light.

Headache and problems seeing.

Meningitis:

Stiff neck.

Headache.

Fever.

Nausea and vomiting.

Glaucoma: (This can be diagnosed by a test at your Optometrist's office)

Blurry vision.

Enlarged pupil.

An ache around the eyes.

Watery eyes.

Sinusitis:

Fever.

Stuffy nose.

Headache.

Sinus pain.

Stroke: (Time is extremely important here - Get to a hospital quickly)

Drowsiness.

Headache.

Weakness or problems moving one side of the body.

Brain Tumor:

Headache.

Vision loss.

Seizure.

Nausea or vomiting.

With many illnesses, you will not experience every symptom. If your symptoms indicate that you might have one of these illness, please seek medical attention as soon as possible…





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